PPLA 2026 Membership Drive Group Photo

PPLA 2026 Annual Membership Drive group photo-January 2026

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Membership Levels

Active Membership$125/year
Louisiana residents actively in photography
Attend events at member rates
Enter print competitions
Voting rights
Eligible to run for board after 2 years
Non-Resident Membership$125/year
For active professional photographers outside Louisiana
Attend events at member rates (subject to bylaws)
No voting rights
Not eligible to hold office
May participate in activities as permitted by Board
Sustaining Vendor Membership$250/year
For vendor companies (submit one employee representative)
Attend events at member rates (waived if displaying booth/table)
Not eligible for print competitions
No voting rights
Eligible to run for Sustaining Member Representative on board
Aspiring Membership$125/year
For those pursuing photography
but not yet active professionals
Attend events at member rates
Not eligible for print competition awards
No voting rights
Not eligible to run for board
Student Membership$35/year
Enrolled in higher education
(communications, art, or photography major/minor)
Not working for an Active member
Attend events at member rates
Not eligible for print competitions
No voting rights
Not eligible to run for board
Associate Membership$125/year
Works only under guidance of an Active member
(requires letter of verification)
Cannot operate independently
Attend events at member rates
Not eligible for print competitions
No voting rights
Not eligible to run for board
Senior Membership$20/year
25 consecutive years as PPLA member
Must be fully retired from photography business
Submit affidavit confirming retirement
Attend events at member rates
Eligible for print competitions
Voting rights
Board eligibility after 2 years (if otherwise qualified)
Past President/Honorary Membership$0/year
Awarded by Board for outstanding
service to photography and PPLA
Louisiana residents only
Attend events at member rates
Exempt from all dues
Eligible for print competitions
Voting rights
Eligible to run for board after 2 years

HONORS & RECOGNITION

Tom Ballantine – Mandeville
Patrick M. Bates, M.Photog., Cr., F-PPLA, – Ponchatoula
Chuck Billiot, – Mandeville
Robby L. Bishop, M.Photog., – Lafayette
Robert Bradford, Cr.Photog., – Covington
Ed Broussard, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Lafayette
Colin Burnum, M.Photog., – Rayne
Thomas Bush – Baton Rouge
James Byron, M.Photog.,Cr,API, F-PPLA, – Patterson
Phillip Colwart, Cr.Photog, – Hammond
Don Daigrepont, M.Photog.,Cr, F-PPLA, – Slidell
Terry Daigrepont, Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – Slidell
Gregory Daley – Lafayette
Cheryl Dubois – Lafayette
Roch Eshleman – Metairie
Tim Eddington, M.Photog., – Shreveport
Pam Eggers, – Boyce
Robert Faust, M.Photog.,M.Artist., MEI, Cr.,API, F-PPLA, – Baton Rouge
Elaine Fox – West Monroe
Michelle Fuselier, – Maurice
Justine Gallien – Leonville
Stephanie Gaspard – Batchelor
David K. Gleason, M.Photog., Cr., – * Baton Rouge
Tammie Graves – Montgomery
Robert Holtzclaw, – Monroe
Daniel Izzo, – Lafayette
Misti T. Johnson, – Pierre Part
James Johnston – Lafayette
Ken Knight, M.Photog., Cr., – Franklinton
Jack Kohara, – * Alexandria
George Kuchler, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans
Glenda LaGreca, – Schriever
Melanie Langteau, – Kenner
Rick Massarini, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Westwego
Retha Middleton, – Gilliam
Rick Najdzion, Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – New Orleans
Erin Oswalt, – Baton Rouge
Sherry Owens, M.Photog – Ruston
Marlin Penton, – Kenner
James Pitre, M.Photog.,Cr., F-PPLA, – Houma
Wade T. Ponthier, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans
Yvette B. Ponthier, Cr.Photog., – New Orleans
Adin Putnam,- Denham Springs
Rebecca Reulet, – Thibodaux
Barry D. Rittenberg, M.Photog.,Cr. Retired, – San Antonio
Joseph P. Rodriguez, – * New Orleans
Ralph Romaguera, Sr., M.Photog.,Cr, API, F-PPLA, F-ASP, – Metairie
Ralph Romaguera, Jr., Cr.Photog., F-PPLA, – Metairie
Ryan Romaguera, M. Photog, Cr., , – Metairie
Cathy Smart,- Baton Rouge
Frank Spikes – Lake Charles
Joel Treadwell, Cr. Photog. – Covington
Barbie Vallot, M.Photog., Cr., F-PPL, – Ponchatoula
Jessica Wakefield – Tampa, Fl
Jenn Wasserman – Bossier City
Lela Whiddon, – Evangeline
James Whigham, – Gretna
Tony White, – * Alexandria

*Deceased

1947-1949 *Leon M Trice, Sr. M. Photog Metairie
1949-1950 *Phyllis Moore, M. Photog New Orleans
1950-1951 *Lee Webb, M. Photog Morgan City
1951-1952 *Eric McVadon Baton Rouge
1952-1953 *Otis Johnson Shreveport
1953-1954 *Leon Trice, Jr. M. Photog Metairie
1954-1955 *Calvin Blue Lafayette
1955-1956 *Don D. White, M. Photog Bogalusa
1956-1957 *George Shorter Shreveport
1957-1958 *R. William Long Lafayette
1958-1959 *Fulcran Randon Jr. New Orleans
1959-1960 *John E. Kuhlman, M. Photog. New Orleans
1960-1961 *David Hunt West Monroe
1961-1962 *Frank Lots Miller, M. Photog., Cr. New Orleans
1962-1963 *A.J. Rybiski Jr. Lake Charles
1963-1964 *N.R. DeGravelles, M. Photog., Cr. Thibodeaux
1964-1965 *Simon Lee New Orleans
1965-1966 *Durwood Griffin, M. Photog. Monroe
1966-1967 Thurman C. Smith., M. Photog., Cr. Shreveport
1967-1968 *Ronald Montelepre New Orleans
1968-1969 *Eugenie Stoll Ragan, M. Photog. Kenosha WS
1969-1970 *Jack Kohara, CPP Alexandria
1970-1971 *Ninfa Guidry Franklinton
1971-1972 *Tom Drummond, Jr., M. Photog.,  Cr. Shreveport
1972-1973 *Alvin Doyle, Jr. Baton Rouge
1973-1974 *Jesse Grice Morgan City
1974-1975 *W.R. Cowen, Cr. Photog., CPP Shreveport
1975-1976 *Paul Malone, M. Photog. New Orleans
1976-1977 *Frank Hampson, M. Photog., Cr. CPP Shreveport
1977-1978 *Ory Miguez Franklin
1978-1979 *Leon Bolen, Cr. Photog. New Orleans
1979-1980 *Bill Bourdier, Jr. Opelousas
1980-1981 Marvin Hardee, Jr. CPP Morgan City
1981-1982 *Edwin Shell Bossier City
1982-1983 Ralph J. Romaguera, M. Photog., Cr, CPP, API, F-ASP Metairie
1983-1984 *David K. Gleason, M. Photog., Cr. CPP Baton Rouge
1984-1985 *Dick Goodall, M. Photog., Cr. ABI Shreveport
1985-1986 Phil Daigrepont, M. Photog., Cr. Kenner
1986-1987 Jarvis Hebert Breaux Bridge
1987-1988 Joe Bergeron, M. Photog., CPP New Orleans
1988-1989 *Rita May Bolen New Orleans
1989-1990 Ken Knight, M. Photog., Cr, CPP Franklinton
1990-1991 *Emile Navarre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Mandeville
1991-1992 Scot Smith, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Shreveport
1992-1993 *Erol Thibodeaux Alexandria
1993-1994 Tom Elwell, Cr. Photog. Metairie
1994-1995 Jim Layne, Cr. Photog, CPP Baton Rouge
1995-1996 Emily Barre, Cr. Photog. New Orleans
1996-1997 Ed Broussard, M. Photog, Cr., CPP Lafayette
1997-1998 Thomas Wintz, Cr. Photog., CPP Baton Rouge
1998-1999 James P. Pitre, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Houma
1999-2000 Tim Babin, Cr. Photog., CPP Gonzalez
2000-2001 Bert Burr Bogalusa
2001-2002 Michael Spangler Baton Rouge
2002-2003 Cecil Kersh, Cr. Photog, CPP Metairie
2003-2004 Bryan Broussard Lafayette
2004-2005 John Michael Hanna, M. Photog, Cr. Metairie
2005-2007 Don Daigrepont, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Slidell
2007-2008 Terry Daigrepont, Cr. Photog. Slidell
2008-2009 Patrick Bates, M. Photog, Cr., CPP Ponchatoula
2009-2010 Rick Massarini, M. Photog., Cr., CPP Westwego
2010-2011 *Wade Ponthier, Cr. Photog, CPP, ABI New Orleans
2011-2012 Ralph J. Romaguera, Jr., M. Photog, Cr.,CPP, F-PPLA Metairie
2012-2013 Barbie Vallot, M. Photog, Cr., CPP Ponchatoula
 2013-2015 Karla Byron Patterson
 2015-2016 Terri Eddington, M.Photog., CPP, F-PPLA Shreveport
 2016-2017 Yvette B. Ponthier, M.Photog., Cr., CPP,ABI,F-PPLA New Orleans
 2017-2018 James Whigham, Cr.Photog., CPP Gretna
 2018-2019 James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA Patterson
 2019-2020 Joel Treadwell, Cr.Photog., CPP Covington
 2020-2021 Chantal Fontenot Washington
 2021-2022 James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA Patterson
 2022-2023 Lela Whiddon, M.Photog., CPP, Evangeline

*Deceased

PPA NATIONAL AWARD – (Awarded by PPLA)

1959
Don White
Master Photographer
Bogalusa
1960
Leon Trice, Sr.
Master Photographer
Metairie
1961
Phyllis Moore
Master Photographer
New Orleans
1962
John E. Kuhlman
Master Photographer
New Orleans
1963
James Hampson
Master Photographer
Shreveport
1964
Lee Webb
Master Photographer
 
1965
David Hunt
 
West Monroe
1966
Frank Lotz Miller
Master Photographer, Cr.
New Orleans
1967
Calvin Blue
 
 
1968
N.R. DeGravelles
Master Photographer, Cr.
Thibodeaux
1969
A.J. Rybiski, Jr.
 
Lake Charles
1970
Simon Lee
 
New Orleans
1971
George Atkinson
 
Pensacola, FL
1972
Not Given
 
 
1973
Durwood Griffin
Master Photographer
Monroe
1974
C.F. Weber
 
New Orleans
1975
Thurman C. Smith
Master Photographer, Cr.
Shreveport
1976
Henry B. Elsas
 
New Orleans
1977
Jack Kohara
 
Alexandria
1978
Ralph Plaideau, Sr.
 
New Orleans
1979
Millie Kuhlman
 
New Orleans
1980
Ronald Montelepre
 
New Orleans
1981
Frank Hampson
Master Photographer, Cr.
Shreveport
1982
Bill Bourdier, Jr.
 
Opelousas
1983
Adrian Snider
 
Shreveport
1984
Leon Bolen
Cr. Photographer
New Orleans
1985
Ory Miguez
 
Franklin
1986
Marvin Hardee, Jr.
 
Morgan City
1987
Rita May Bolen
 
New Orleans
1988
David King Gleason
M.Photographer, Cr., CPP
Baton Rouge
1989
Fonville Winans
 
Baton Rouge
1990
Pete Saddler
Kodak
Atlanta
1991
Not Given
 
 
1992
Ralph Romaguera, Sr.
M.Photog.,Hon. M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-ASP, F-PPLA and F-TX
Metairie
1993
Emile Navarre
Master Photographer, Cr.
Mandeville
1994
Emily Barre’
Cr. Photographer
New Orleans
1995
Thomas Wintz
Cr. Photographer
Prairieville
1996
Tom & Cookie Elwell
Cr. Photographer
Metairie
1997
Not Given
 
 
1998
Not Given
 
 
1999
Dick Goodall
M. Photographer, Cr., ABI
Shreveport
2000
Ed Broussard
Master Photographer, Cr.
Lafayette
2001
James P. Pitre
Master Photographer, Cr.
Houma
2002
Ruby Falgout
 
New Orleans
2003
Not Given
 
 
2004
Paul Daigrepont
 
Metairie
2005
Not Given
 
 
2006
Cecil Kersh
Cr. Photographer, CPP
Metairie
2007
Tim Babin
Cr. Photographer
Gonzales
2008
Lloyd Elsas
Cr. Photog., F-PPLA
Mandeville
2009
Kirk Voclain
M. Photog., Cr.
Houma
2010
Jim Layne
Cr. Photog, CPP, F-PPLA 
Baton Rouge
2011
Rick Massarini
M. Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPLA
Westwego
2012
James W. Byron
M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-PPLA
Patterson
2013
Patrick Bates
M. Photog., Cr., CPP, F-PPLA
Ponchatoula 
2014
Wade Ponthier
  Cr. Photog., CPP, ABI, CBM New Orleans
2015
Don Daigrepont
Terry Daigrepont
 M. Photog., Cr, CPP, F-PPLA
Cr.Photog., CPP, F-PPLA		 Slidell
2016
Lionel Selser
 Greenwell Springs
2018
Karla Byron
 Patterson
2019
Chip and Carol Darre
 Professional Color Lab New Orleans
2023
Joel Treadwell
Cr. Photog., CPP
 Covington

— National Award not presented in:1972, 1991, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2020,  2021, 2022

PPA NATIONAL AWARD – (Awarded by Other Associations)

Lee Webb
Master Photographer
Southwest 1959
Morgan City 
James Hampson
Master Photographer
Southwest 1963
Shreveport
Leon Trice, Sr.
Master Photographer
Southwest 1964
Metairie
Emile Navarre
Master Photographer, Cr.
Southwest 1998
Mandeville
Cindy M. Romaguera
M.Photog, Cr., F-TX 
Texas, 2003
Metairie
Ralph Romaguera, Sr.
M.Photog.,Hon.M.Photog.,Cr., CPP,API,F-PPLA,F-ASP 
SWPPA 2011
Metairie
Ed Broussard
M.Photog, Cr., CPP, F-PPLA
SWPPA 2013
Lafayette
Rick Massarini
M.Photog, Cr., CPP, F-PPLA
ASP 2015
Westwego
James P. Pitre
M.Photog, Cr., F-PPLA
SWPPA 2016
Houma

PPLA “Emile Navarre” Lifetime Achievement Award

Ralph Romaguera Sr. 2007 Metairie
Dick Goodall 2011 Shreveport
Ed Broussard 2020 Lafayette
Ralph Romaguera Jr. 2025 Metarie
Lloyd Elsas 2025 Covington
Karla Byron 2025 Patterson

PPLA Honorary Life Members

Frank H. Allen* New Orleans
George O. Atkinson* Pensacola, FL
Gerhard H. Bakker Milwaukee, WS
Ed Broussard Lafayette
William W. Carrier Memphis, TN
Frank E. Cricchio Port Arthur, TX
Henry B. Elsas* New Orleans
Rudolph Guttosch Chicago, IL
Millie M. Kuhlman* Metairie
Harper Leiper Houston, TX
Kaye Marvins Houston, TX
Mrs. JD Panfield New Orleans
Ralph Plaideau, Sr* Kenner
Lionel Selser Greenwell Springs
F. Lee Tilton Metairie
Jo B White Bogalusa

PPLA Fellowship

Tim Babin, Cr. Photog. – Gonzales
Emily Barre’, Cr.Photog. – Harahan
Patrick M. Bates, M.Photog., CPP. – Ponchatoula
Robby Bishop, M.Photog., CPP – Lafayette
Ed Broussard, M.Photog.,Cr.,CPP. – Lafayette
Burt Burr – Bogalusa
James Byron, M.Photog., Cr., CPP. –  Patterson
Karla Byron –  Patterson
Phillip Colwart – Hammond
Don Daigrepont, M.Photog.,Cr.,CPP. –  Slidell
Terry Daigrepont, Cr. Photog.,CPP.  – Slidell
Terri Eddington , M.Photog.- Shreveport
Tim Eddington, M.Photog., CPP – Shreveport
Lloyd Elsas, Cr.Photog. – Covington
Tom Elwell, Cr.Photog. * – Metairie
Cookie Elwell, Cr. Photog. –  Metairie
Robert Faust, M.Photog., M.Artist, MEI, Cr. CPP –  Baton Rouge
Dick Goodall, M.Photog., Cr., ABI. * – Shreveport
John Michael Hannan, M.Photog., Cr. –  Metairie
Cecil Kersh, Cr. Photog. – Metairie
Jim Layne, Cr.Photog. – Baton Rouge
Rick Massarini, M.Photog.,Cr., CPP  – Westwego
Rick Najdzion Cr. Photog., CPP –  Metairie
Emile Navarre, M.Photog., Cr. * – Mandeville
Sherry Owens, M.Photog., CPP – Ruston
Yvette Ponthier, M.Photog., Cr., CPP, ABI – New Orleans
James Pitre, M.Photog.,Cr., CPP. – Houma
Ralph J. Romaguera, M. Photog., Hon. M. Photog., Cr., CPP, API, F-TPPA, F-PPLA, F-ASP – Madisonville
Ralph J. Romaguera, Jr. Cr. Photog., CPP – Metairie
Michael Spangler – Baton Rouge
Barbie Vallot, M.Photog.,Cr., – Ponchatoula
Kirk Voclain, M.Photog.,Cr., – Houma
Lela Whiddon, M.Photog., CPP
James Whigham, CPP – Gretna
Thomas Wintz, Cr.Photog. – Baton Rouge
 

PPLA Associate Fellowship

Darrell Chitty, M.Photog. – Shreveport
Justine Gallien, CPP – Leonville
James Johnston, CPP – Lafayette
Michael LaCour, M.Photog.,Cr. –  St.Amant
Tammy Mars, Cr.Photog. – Luling
Will O’Hallorhan – Baton Rouge
Barry Rittenberg, M.Photog.,Cr.  – Slidell
Cindy Romaguera, Cr. Photog., – Metairie
Larry Weaver, M.Photog. – Prairieville

PPLA “Ralph Plaideau,  Sr.” Service Degree

Chantal Fontenot – Washington
Gretchen Mura, Gretna
Wade Ponthier, Cr.Photog., CPP, ABI – New Orleans
Angele’ Rosendahl – Baton Rouge
Joel Treadwell, Cr. Photog., CPP – Covington
Sharon Turner – Baton Rouge

PPLA Imaging Artistry Degree

Heidi Bowers – Covington
Colin Burnum, M.Photog., CPP – Rayne
Michelle Fuselier –  Maurice
Stephanie Gaspard, CPP – Batchelor
Bonnie Matassa – Thibodeaux
Ryan Romaguera, M.Photog., Cr. – Metairie
Lisa Roussel, Cr.Photog. – Metairie
Darryl Schmidt  – Metairie
Brenda Trahan – Basile

* Deceased